night owl

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1. Ontario, CA student nurse video

   night owl replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

   WOW! That was mighty powerful and it made me sad too. If I knew how to make one of those videos, I'd use the exact same song only set the pace to Long Term Care showing the old folk lying in bed with no one to check on them for hours, the med nurse i...

2. Thoughtful Supervisor - Not!

   night owl replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

   Don't you just love these people? My NM has a doctorate in nursing, but most of the time she doesn't have a bit of sense and it's always her way or no way. One time I said to her, "Don't you feel like writing a book or something???" I just don't get ...

3. I'm not "WIPING BUTTS"

   night owl replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in General Nursing

   When my mom was hospitalized with CHF and after receiving IM Lasix, she needed the bed pan so badly and asked the med nurse to hand her the bedpan from her bedside cabinet. The nurse said, "It's not my job" and walked away with her med cart. Mom had ...

4. lost panties

   night owl replied to nrsbetrn's topic in Geriatric

   Call the "pantie police", they'll know what to do!

5. Resigned Nurse Manager position today...

   night owl replied to MrsStraty's topic in Geriatric

   :icon_hug: I'm happy for you too. Best wishes!

6. breakfast

   night owl replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric

   At our facility on nights, our UM expects 75% of the residents washed dressed and OOB for breakfast by 0645-0700 and are all expected to be fed by the time day shift arrives at 0730. Our census is 60 when we have a full house, so only a handful are l...

7. How is this fair?

   night owl replied to hhrhrn41's topic in General Nursing

   :yelclap: THANK YOU! :yelclap:

8. Drug seeker t-shirt?

   night owl replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   These are absolutely brilliant! Thank you!

9. fear of vomit?

   night owl replied to maggijo's topic in General Nursing

   I've always had a fear of vomit. In my 30 years in nursing, it has never gotten any better. My biggest fear is having a noro virus run through my facility. It happened about 4 years ago and I'll tell you, it was a living HELL! After day two I had to ...

10. med carts/control freaks

    night owl replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric

    My new pet peeve...people pouring lactulose or any syrupy med over the computer keyboard! When you go to type in your code to log on it looks like this...BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB because the keys stick! I can't stand it!!! Why can't they pour away from the...

11. LTC big dogs at the top

    night owl replied to groovetta's topic in Geriatric

    Some do get incentive awards if they keep the budget down... nice big fat bonus checks! But to get them for not providing basic comfort needs??? I will silence myself before it's too late!

12. LTC big dogs at the top

    night owl replied to groovetta's topic in Geriatric

    That's criminal!!! These people should be locked up! God bless the staff...they are truly angels of mercy!

13. Are you paid when you clock out, or end of shift?

    night owl replied to lovemylab's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm, I KNOW we need time clocks at our facility. We just might be the last place on earth who doesn't have them and I know it would solve many of our problems. Too many problems with people leaving early and still getting paid, people coming in late...

14. Rn not giving scheduled meds

    night owl replied to tinkle's topic in Geriatric

    I sure agree to this. Where is the professionalism?

15. Sleeping on the job..acceptable or not?

    night owl replied to travelnurse63's topic in General Nursing

    We had a CNA that would sleep every night, snoring louder than any pt. The supervisor who seek him out to ask him if he could do overtime never saying anything to him about the sleeping. Finally she wised up. Caught him sleeping again one night, woke...